The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 17, 1968
Last Quarter
51.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:37 AM
1:25 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.1%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 392,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 562
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Mars, Mercury, and Venus gathered
All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.6° / 251.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 46m / -3.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.42° / -1.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.20° / 2.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.80° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.