The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 28, 2117
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:55 AM
8:55 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2408
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,000 km.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.9° / 126.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 22m / 5.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.06° / 1.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.05° / -1.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.54° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.