The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 18, 1968
Waning Gibbous
89.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 PM
9:58 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.7%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 557
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 217.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.5° / 308.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 33m / 13.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.98° / 3.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.57° / -4.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -41.60° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.