The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 1, 1978
Waning Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 AM
5:48 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 686
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.9° / 220.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 48m / 15.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.16° / -4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.67° / 5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.55° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.