The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 28, 2171
Waning Crescent
8.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:36 AM
7:08 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.3%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3075
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 326.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.8° / 205.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 23m / 24.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.30° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.67° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.51° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.