The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 6, 1978
Waxing Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 AM
9:58 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 688
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.5° / 112.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 55m / 5.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.86° / -1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.82° / 2.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.31° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.