The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 19, 1968
Waning Crescent
31.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:18 AM
3:28 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.8%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 562
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 291.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.9° / 245.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 13m / 8.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.86° / 0.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.40° / -0.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.25° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.