The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 28, 2196
Waxing Crescent
29.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:44 PM
10:39 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.4%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3385
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 | 65.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.8° / 109.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 31m / -19.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.73° / -4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.96° / 6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.35° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.