The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 28, 2198
Waning Crescent
15.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:00 AM
5:38 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.6%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3409
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 | 313.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.9° / 230.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 22m / 18.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.51° / -3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.35° / 5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.65° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.