The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 23, 2048
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 PM
6:43 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1554
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.6° / 324.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 02m / -7.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.04° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.01° / -5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.65° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 318.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.