The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 1, 1928
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 PM
6:08 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 69
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.9° / 301.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 52m / -22.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.36° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.30° / 6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.10° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 166.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.