The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 17, 1968
Waning Crescent
24.2% 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
1:40 AM
5:25 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.2%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 565
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.6° / 254.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 57m / 25.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.14° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.80° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.70° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.