The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 28, 2134
Waxing Gibbous
70.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:54 PM
12:55 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.1%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2618
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 | 113.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.3° / 85.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 55m / -27.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.95° / -3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.31° / 5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 73.07° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.