The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 21, 2048
Waxing Gibbous
94.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:51 PM
4:18 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.1%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1554
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 152.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.9° / 11.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 12m / -16.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.36° / 2.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.09° / -3.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.01° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.