The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 28, 2152
Waning Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:28 AM
7:38 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2840
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 | 336.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.4° / 173.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 06m / 21.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.56° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.23° / -6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.94° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.