The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 28, 2168
Waning Crescent
24.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:50 AM
5:07 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.0%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3038
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 | 301.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.1° / 251.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 32m / 22.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.41° / -0.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.74° / 1.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.62° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.