The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 28, 2142
First Quarter
54.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:03 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.3%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2717
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.7° / 92.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 34m / -21.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.12° / 0.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.32° / -0.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.69° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.