The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 1, 1948
Waning Gibbous
69.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:14 PM
11:42 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.2%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 309
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 247.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.4° / 284.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 22m / 9.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.62° / 4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.48° / -5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.44° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.