The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 28, 2160
Waning Crescent
12.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:15 AM
5:58 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.8%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2939
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 | 318.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.5° / 222.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 42m / 18.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.17° / -2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.41° / 4.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.27° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.