The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 2, 1968
Waxing Gibbous
95.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:30 PM
5:28 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.4%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 568
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 155.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.6° / 22.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 50m / 19.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.04° / 3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.40° / -3.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.92° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.