The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 28, 2180
Waxing Gibbous
57.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 PM
12:13 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.0%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3187
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 | 97.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.9° / 88.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 52m / -20.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.04° / 2.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.82° / -2.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.10° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.