The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 12, 1917
Last Quarter
45.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:26 AM
1:03 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.2%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -69
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jun 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.9° / 264.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 40m / 3.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.78° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.63° / -6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.92° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.