The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 15, 1968
Waning Crescent
26.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:39 AM
2:41 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.7%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 567
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.3° / 249.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 30m / 4.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.28° / 1.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.62° / -1.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.08° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.