The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 23, 1978
Waning Gibbous
68.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:35 PM
12:33 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.4%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 386,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 688
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 248.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.4° / 279.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 30m / 11.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.66° / -3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.26° / 4.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.13° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.