The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 14, 1968
Waning Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:30 PM
6:36 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 560
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,900 km.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 201.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.5° / 303.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 51m / -18.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.99° / -2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.03° / 3.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.87° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.