The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 7, 1968
Waning Gibbous
94.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 PM
9:42 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 567
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 207.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.1° / 330.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 44m / 26.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.99° / 4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.71° / -5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.76° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.