The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 6, 2028
Waning Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:09 PM
7:50 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1306
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 194.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.6° / 302.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 01m / -8.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.33° / 3.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.73° / -3.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.23° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.