The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 12, 1923
Waning Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:02 AM
7:14 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 5
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Mercury 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 | 338.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.0° / 176.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 53m / 15.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.47° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.77° / 6.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.42° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.