The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 24, 1968
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:06 AM
8:54 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 397,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 563
Events on this date
-
Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.5° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 350.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.1° / 131.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 40m / 26.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.23° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.47° / -6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.14° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 126.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.