The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 24, 1968
Waxing Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:50 AM
8:32 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 566
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 3.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.8° / 130.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 52m / -13.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 210.81° / -1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.33° / 2.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.72° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.