The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 1, 1978
Waning Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:29 AM
7:01 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 687
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Aug 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.4° / 187.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 55m / 17.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.12° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.59° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.45° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.