The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 4, 1968
Waxing Gibbous
93.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:11 PM
4:08 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.9%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 565
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 151.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.9° / 9.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 10m / -20.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.75° / -4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.44° / 5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.76° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.