The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 1, 1968
Waxing Crescent
30.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:41 AM
12:20 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.4%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 563
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 66.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.7° / 83.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 14m / 7.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.59° / 2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.35° / -2.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.81° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.