The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 14, 1962
Waxing Gibbous
87.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:36 PM
4:00 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.6%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 488
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 138.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.7° / 33.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 45m / -10.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.98° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.92° / -6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.77° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.