The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 14, 2169
Waning Gibbous
78.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 AM
10:23 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.0%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3048
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 235.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.2° / 259.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 35m / -18.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.97° / -4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.85° / 5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.75° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.