The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 5, 1978
Waxing Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 AM
9:27 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 688
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.5° / 118.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 08m / 9.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.76° / -2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.83° / 3.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.56° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.