The Moon on this date

Moon on Sunday, June 14, 2043

First Quarter

52.5% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
50°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
52.5%
Age
7.2 days
Distance
395,800 km
Apparent size
30.2′
Constellation
Virgo
Lunation number
1490

Events on this date

  1. First Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.

Exact values

For Jun 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun92.69°
Phase angle87.16°
Illuminated fraction52.48%
Altitude / azimuth-19.2° / 70.2°
Right ascension / declination11h 47m / 2.24°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude176.22° / 0.80°
Libration in longitude / latitude7.11° / -0.68°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude93.43° / 1.52°
Position angle of the axis21.9°
Position angle of the bright limb293.4°
Apparent magnitude-10.1

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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