The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 28, 2173
Waning Gibbous
65.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:00 PM
1:13 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.9%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 385,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3100
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 | 251.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.8° / 286.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 55m / 20.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.38° / 3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.59° / -4.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.89° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.