The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 3, 1978
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 AM
8:32 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 689
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.5° / 132.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 30m / 2.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.08° / -0.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.70° / 0.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.39° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.0° |
| 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.