The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 28, 2122
Waning Crescent
11.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:23 AM
6:09 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.7%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2469
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered
All within 7.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.4° / 219.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 48m / 19.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.36° / -1.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.24° / 2.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.66° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.