The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 14, 2002
Waxing Crescent
15.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.4%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 983
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 | 45.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.5° / 82.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 52m / 21.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.39° / 4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.26° / -5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.90° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.