The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 25, 1968
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 AM
9:28 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 562
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.5° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.2° / 118.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 05m / 28.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.15° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.49° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.72° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 150.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.