The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 19, 2048
Waxing Gibbous
78.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:22 PM
1:57 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.8%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1554
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 125.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.6° / 68.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 11m / -22.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.44° / 0.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.00° / -0.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 54.39° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.