The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 14, 1972
Waxing Crescent
13.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 AM
11:50 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.2%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 376,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 612
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 89.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 33m / 17.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.21° / -0.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.34° / 1.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.95° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.