The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 7, 1968
First Quarter
51.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 PM
12:26 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.2%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 557
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.4° / 79.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 06m / 6.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.66° / -0.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.70° / 1.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.90° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.