The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 14, 2024
First Quarter
54.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:56 PM
1:52 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.3%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1255
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.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.
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Mercury 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 | 94.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.1° / 69.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 58m / 1.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.92° / 1.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.80° / -1.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.99° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.