The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 14, 2001
Waning Crescent
45.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:13 AM
1:53 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.1%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 970
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.3° / 244.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 06m / -5.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.47° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.38° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.22° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.