The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 14, 2015
Waning Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:43 AM
7:04 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1143
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 335.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.6° / 184.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 50m / 16.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.94° / -3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.81° / 5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.60° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.