The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 14, 1946
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 PM
5:51 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 290
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 12:43 PM, is deepest at 2:38 PM and ends at 4:33 PM. Totality lasts from 1:52 PM to 3:24 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jun 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.4° / 305.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 24m / -23.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.75° / -0.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.89° / 0.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.42° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.