The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 5, 1968
First Quarter
45.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:36 AM
1:51 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.8%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 560
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 Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.4° / 64.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 50m / 28.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.03° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.37° / -6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.69° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.