The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 3, 2028
Waxing Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:49 PM
4:44 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1306
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 161.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.2° / 345.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 40m / -21.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.08° / -0.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.54° / 0.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.34° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.