The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 16, 1968
Waning Crescent
33.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:40 AM
4:45 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.1%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 565
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 290.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.1° / 267.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 03m / 27.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.84° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.10° / -6.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.48° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.