The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 31, 1978
Waning Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:02 AM
6:55 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 688
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.5° / 178.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 08m / 12.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.56° / -3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.08° / 4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.90° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.