The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 28, 2147
Waxing Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:57 AM
9:29 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2779
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.9° / 118.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 06m / 2.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.41° / 2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.56° / -3.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.45° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.