The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 14, 1928
Waning Crescent
14.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:39 AM
5:25 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.5%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 67
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.0° / 221.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 29m / 11.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.69° / -2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.43° / 3.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.35° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.