The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 7, 1968
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 PM
8:40 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 566
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 193.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.3° / 323.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 41m / 12.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.90° / 1.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.11° / -1.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.68° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.