The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 14, 2178
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 AM
8:01 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3159
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.1° / 167.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 16m / 23.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.32° / 2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.36° / -2.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.82° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.