The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 28, 2154
Waning Gibbous
71.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:43 PM
12:30 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.8%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2865
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 | 244.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.6° / 287.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 26m / 16.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.69° / 2.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.14° / -2.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.07° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.