The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 28, 2138
Waning Crescent
37.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 AM
4:12 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.6%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2667
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 | 284.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.7° / 272.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 14m / 27.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.88° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.55° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.34° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.