The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 28, 2145
Waxing Gibbous
83.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:28 PM
2:52 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.2%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2754
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 | 131.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.3° / 52.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 12m / -17.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.34° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.82° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 50.68° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.