The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 7, 1968
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 PM
5:10 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 564
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 169.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.7° / 318.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 32m / -23.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.41° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.80° / 6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.75° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 232.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.