The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 28, 2185
Waxing Crescent
12.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 AM
10:17 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.7%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 390,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3249
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 | 41.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.6° / 109.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 11m / -2.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.29° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.07° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.81° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.