The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 28, 2170
Waning Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:32 PM
8:44 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3063
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 | 203.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.2° / 297.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 04m / -4.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.07° / -4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.06° / 6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.91° / 1.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.