The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 18, 1968
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 AM
3:47 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 568
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.8° / 189.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 38m / -26.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.75° / -4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.75° / 6.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.54° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.