The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 22, 2048
Waxing Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:27 PM
5:31 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1554
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 165.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.7° / 342.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 08m / -12.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.78° / 3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.11° / -4.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.83° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.