The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 28, 2182
Waning Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:25 AM
7:43 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3211
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.6° / 150.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 03m / 8.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.74° / -3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.50° / 4.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.00° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.