The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 29, 1968
First Quarter
55.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:50 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.3%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 566
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.2° / 96.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 57m / -28.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.51° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.39° / 7.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.68° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.