The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 2, 1968
Waxing Crescent
34.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:34 AM
1:25 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.3%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 562
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 71.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.7° / 70.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 49m / 17.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.63° / 4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.22° / -5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.20° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.