The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 28, 2127
Waning Gibbous
62.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:54 PM
1:13 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.4%
- Age
- 20.5 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2531
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 | 255.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.5° / 276.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 18m / 13.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.66° / -4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.25° / 5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -74.89° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.