The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 26, 1968
Waxing Crescent
22.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:26 PM
9:44 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.2%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 566
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 56.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.3° / 118.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 46m / -24.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.70° / -4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.25° / 5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.28° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.