The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 12, 1962
Waxing Gibbous
72.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:38 PM
3:02 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.2%
- Age
- 10.1 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 488
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 | 116.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.5° / 54.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 12m / -2.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.49° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.85° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.17° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.