The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 19, 1968
Waning Crescent
9.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 AM
6:28 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.3%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 386,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 565
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.9° / 205.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 41m / 18.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.62° / 3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.30° / -4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.14° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.