The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 12, 1970
First Quarter
54.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 PM
1:44 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.9%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 587
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.2° / 70.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 45m / -0.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.74° / -1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.86° / 2.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.78° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.