The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 12, 1951
First Quarter
48.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:23 PM
1:34 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.9%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 352
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.2° / 72.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 20m / 3.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.46° / -0.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.86° / 0.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.59° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.