The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 12, 1926
Waxing Crescent
5.1% 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
7:56 AM
11:06 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 43
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.8° / 96.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 14m / 22.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.04° / 0.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.20° / 0.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.40° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.