The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 28, 2131
Waxing Crescent
29.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 PM
11:19 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.3%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2581
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 65.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.0° / 100.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 37m / -10.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.36° / 4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.54° / -5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.12° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.