The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 28, 2176
Waning Crescent
36.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:17 AM
4:16 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.5%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3137
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,600 km.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 285.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.5° / 270.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 24m / 27.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.93° / 3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.18° / -4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.98° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.