The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 26, 1968
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:15 AM
10:15 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 563
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.6° / 103.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 00m / 27.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.30° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.32° / -6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.03° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.