The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 12, 1963
Waning Gibbous
73.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:36 AM
10:55 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.4%
- Age
- 20.5 days
- Distance
- 382,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 500
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 242.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.5° / 257.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 46m / -16.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.15° / -2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.11° / 3.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -68.19° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.