The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 1, 1947
Waxing Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:00 PM
4:27 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 303
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 160.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -74.6° / 350.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 14m / -24.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.59° / -1.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.76° / 2.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.15° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.5° |
| 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.