The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 7, 2068
First Quarter
47.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:20 PM
1:12 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.6%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1799
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.9° / 75.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 56m / 1.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.86° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.15° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.01° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.