The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 5, 1948
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:27 AM
8:26 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 315
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 75.9° / 157.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 46m / 26.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.93° / 3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.10° / -4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.50° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.