The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 9, 1948
Waxing Crescent
11.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 AM
11:38 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 362,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 316
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 91.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 01m / 17.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.25° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.41° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.49° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.