The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 28, 2157
Waning Crescent
35.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 AM
4:26 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.0%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2902
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 287.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.3° / 270.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 30m / 27.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.36° / 4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.86° / -5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.15° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.