The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 17, 1968
Waning Crescent
35.4% 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
12:29 AM
4:16 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.4%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 564
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 287.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.6° / 270.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 39m / 26.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.93° / 4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.92° / -5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.24° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.