The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 24, 1968
Waning Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:36 AM
8:34 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 562
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 75.7° / 149.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 11m / 27.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.13° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.52° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.47° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.