The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 27, 1968
Waxing Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:15 AM
10:54 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 563
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.0° / 96.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 54m / 25.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.60° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.01° / -6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.78° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.