The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 28, 2197
Waning Gibbous
98.8% 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
8:18 PM
7:56 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3397
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 191.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.2° / 315.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 06m / -0.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.43° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.70° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.11° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 44.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.