The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 1, 1978
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 AM
7:28 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 688
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.8° / 158.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 56m / 9.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.59° / -2.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.07° / 3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.14° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.