The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 12, 2028
Waning Gibbous
58.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:39 PM
1:47 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 58.3%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1306
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 260.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 80.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 58.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.0° / 280.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 28m / 19.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.04° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.78° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.43° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.