The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 24, 1968
Waxing Crescent
10.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:25 AM
8:26 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.9%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 362,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 567
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.2° / 131.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 29m / -26.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.60° / -4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.13° / 6.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.05° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.