The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 14, 1981
Waxing Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:19 PM
4:23 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 723
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jun 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.0° / 21.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 19m / -13.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.82° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.63° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.97° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.