The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 14, 2042
Waning Crescent
12.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:27 AM
5:51 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.8%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1477
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.0° / 224.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 36m / 16.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.95° / 1.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.96° / -1.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.74° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.