The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 14, 2040
Waxing Crescent
20.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:09 AM
12:21 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.6%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1453
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 53.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.5° / 79.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 28m / 20.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.84° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.16° / -6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.29° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.