The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 12, 1967
Waxing Crescent
20.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:06 AM
12:25 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.8%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 550
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
24° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jun 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 53.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.7° / 78.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 16m / 21.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.96° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.15° / -6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.86° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.