The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 28, 1978
Waning Crescent
21.6% 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
2:25 AM
4:59 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.6%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 688
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.5° / 242.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 42m / 17.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.91° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.27° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.20° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.