The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 11, 1968
Waning Gibbous
78.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:56 PM
11:58 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.6%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 565
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 235.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.5° / 295.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 43m / 18.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.12° / 2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.65° / -3.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -52.48° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.