The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 14, 2005
First Quarter
46.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:05 PM
1:37 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.3%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1020
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.9° / 71.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 25m / 6.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.31° / 2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.53° / -3.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.79° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.1° |
| 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.