The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 28, 2189
Waning Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:47 PM
9:26 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3298
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 211.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.6° / 294.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 33m / -0.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.43° / -3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.05° / 5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.69° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.