The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 28, 2193
Waxing Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:43 AM
8:55 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 396,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3348
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.4° / 125.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 47m / -0.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.27° / -1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.47° / 2.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.50° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.