The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 14, 1973
Waxing Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:22 PM
4:51 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 624
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 167.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.9° / 332.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 34m / -24.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.52° / -2.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.50° / 3.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.39° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.