The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 2, 2028
Waxing Gibbous
93.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 PM
3:42 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.2%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1306
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 149.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -73.3° / 22.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 47m / -24.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.70° / -1.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.55° / 1.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.53° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.