The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 7, 2028
Waning Gibbous
95.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 PM
8:49 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.0%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1306
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 205.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.3° / 297.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 45m / -3.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.22° / 3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.67° / -4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.42° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.