The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 28, 2141
Waning Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 AM
6:06 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2704
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,800 km.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.6° / 219.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 47m / 18.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.39° / -2.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.04° / 3.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.47° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.