The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 28, 2135
Waning Gibbous
78.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:24 PM
11:37 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.7%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2630
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 235.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.1° / 289.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 51m / 12.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.10° / 0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.20° / -0.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.29° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.