The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 12, 1953
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 AM
10:23 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 385,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 377
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.7° / 103.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 19m / 25.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.22° / 2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.66° / -3.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.27° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.