The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 29, 1978
Waning Crescent
14.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:15 AM
5:41 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.3%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 688
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
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Venus at greatest elongation
46° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.8° / 225.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 31m / 16.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.77° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.13° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.43° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.