The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 10, 1968
Waxing Gibbous
91.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:18 PM
4:50 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.4%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 560
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 145.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.5° / 28.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 16m / 7.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.81° / 2.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.61° / -3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.79° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.