The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 13, 1968
Waning Gibbous
59.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:26 PM
2:38 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.3%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 566
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 259.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.5° / 286.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 44m / 28.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.74° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.13° / -6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.70° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.1° |
| 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.