The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 7, 1948
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 AM
10:21 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 361,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 316
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.6° / 103.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 57m / 25.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.34° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.56° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.99° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.