The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 28, 2118
Waxing Gibbous
92.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 PM
3:47 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.8%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2420
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 148.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.3° / 19.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 29m / -22.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.09° / -3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.00° / 5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.88° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.