The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 28, 2123
First Quarter
46.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:24 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.8%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2482
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.5° / 97.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 55m / -21.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.15° / -1.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.64° / 1.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.48° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.