The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 28, 2165
Last Quarter
49.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 AM
2:24 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.8%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 383,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3001
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.4° / 269.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 21m / 16.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.09° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.90° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.51° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.