The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Waning Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:32 AM
5:48 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 385,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1242
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.7° / 222.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 36m / 16.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.80° / 0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.05° / -0.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.92° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.