The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 17, 1968
Last Quarter
47.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:42 AM
2:19 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.4%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 563
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.7° / 264.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 43m / 12.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.25° / 1.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.71° / -1.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.46° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.9° |
| 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.