The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 28, 2120
Waxing Crescent
17.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:17 AM
9:49 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.7%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2445
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 | 49.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.6° / 115.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 25m / -14.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 205.05° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.29° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.37° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.