The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 12, 1945
Waxing Crescent
7.8% 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
8:22 AM
11:37 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 278
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 | 32.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.6° / 91.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 43m / 22.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.66° / 1.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.68° / -1.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.57° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.