The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 28, 2163
Waning Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:49 AM
7:21 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2976
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.4° / 161.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 33m / 10.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.22° / -4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.91° / 6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.17° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.