The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 14, 1961
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:26 AM
10:09 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 476
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.9° / 108.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 41m / 19.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.80° / -3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.51° / 5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.44° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.