The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 7, 1978
Waxing Crescent
24.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:57 AM
10:49 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.2%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 382,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 689
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 58.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.2° / 106.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 48m / -12.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.37° / 3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.92° / -4.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.46° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.