The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 28, 2156
Waxing Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 PM
3:41 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 361,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2890
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 | 147.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.1° / 23.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 26m / -22.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.40° / -2.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.09° / 3.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.26° / 0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.