The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 2, 1978
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 AM
7:42 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 687
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.3° / 160.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 44m / 16.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.97° / -4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.46° / 6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.70° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.