The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 12, 1947
Waning Crescent
42.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:22 AM
2:05 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.9%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 302
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 | 278.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.2° / 243.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 04m / -4.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.17° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.99° / 6.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.44° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.