The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 4, 1968
First Quarter
55.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:50 PM
2:16 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.2%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 562
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.6° / 63.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 26m / 6.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.88° / 2.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.38° / -2.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.76° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.