The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 7, 1968
Waxing Gibbous
61.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 AM
2:17 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.3%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 558
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 102.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.0° / 60.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 52m / 23.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.92° / 3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.52° / -3.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 74.96° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.