The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 18, 1968
Waning Crescent
16.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:45 AM
5:59 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.1%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 565
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.0° / 233.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 50m / 22.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.72° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.21° / -5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.92° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.