The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 28, 2183
Waxing Gibbous
73.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:30 PM
1:49 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.0%
- Age
- 10.4 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3224
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 | 117.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.0° / 70.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 12m / -18.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.80° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.76° / -6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.24° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.