The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 12, 1914
Waning Gibbous
77.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:48 PM
9:28 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.2%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -106
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 237.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.3° / 269.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 24m / -17.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.07° / -1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.49° / 2.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.87° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.5° |
| 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.