The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 12, 1957
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:16 PM
6:19 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 426
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jun 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.4° / 303.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 36m / -20.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.35° / 2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.19° / -3.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.60° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 47.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.