The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 28, 2166
Waxing Crescent
8.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:37 AM
9:53 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.4%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3014
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 33.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.8° / 113.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 38m / -0.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 188.84° / 3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.74° / -4.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.64° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.