The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 5, 2028
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 PM
6:49 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1306
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 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.6° / 309.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 17m / -13.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.37° / 2.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.09° / -2.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.04° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 42.5° |
| 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.