The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 30, 1968
Waxing Crescent
21.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:34 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.2%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 387,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 563
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 54.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.5° / 85.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 27m / 13.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.53° / 3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.25° / -4.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.04° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.