The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 5, 2048
Waning Crescent
25.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:54 AM
4:37 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.1%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1552
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 300.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.2° / 251.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 43m / 19.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.35° / 3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.96° / -4.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.49° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.