The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 28, 2137
Waxing Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:05 PM
3:44 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2655
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,900 km.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 148.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.7° / 20.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 29m / -22.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.99° / -3.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.69° / 4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.06° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.