The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 28, 2136
Waxing Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 AM
8:51 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 376,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2643
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 | 13.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.2° / 126.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 24m / 4.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.74° / 1.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.60° / -1.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.72° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.