The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 1, 1960
First Quarter
45.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:14 PM
12:53 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.0%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 386,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 464
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.8° / 78.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 16m / -0.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 183.87° / 1.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.77° / -1.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.17° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.