The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 28, 2148
Waxing Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 PM
5:29 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2791
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 | 166.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.8° / 337.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 38m / -15.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.89° / -0.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.56° / 1.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.66° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.