The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 12, 1907
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 AM
9:28 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -192
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.6° / 118.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 40m / 21.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.21° / -1.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.21° / 2.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.71° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.