The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 28, 2151
Waning Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 PM
8:02 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2828
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 195.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.5° / 300.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 35m / -8.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.00° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.90° / 6.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.12° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.