The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 28, 2155
Waxing Crescent
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:19 AM
8:33 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2878
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.2° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.1° / 132.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 53m / 8.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.44° / 1.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.06° / -1.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.14° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.