The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 28, 2139
Waxing Crescent
14.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:52 AM
9:38 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.8%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2680
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 | 44.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.8° / 117.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 06m / -12.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 199.96° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.42° / 6.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.79° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.