The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 30, 2048
Waning Gibbous
56.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:47 PM
2:11 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.3%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1554
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 262.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 280.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 53m / 22.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.82° / 2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.32° / -2.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.67° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.