The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 28, 2153
Waxing Gibbous
71.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:07 PM
12:58 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.6%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2853
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 | 115.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.2° / 84.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 05m / -27.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.19° / -4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.36° / 5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 69.28° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.