The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 12, 1976
Full Moon
99.6% 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
9:32 PM
6:36 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 661
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 | 186.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.5° / 299.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 53m / -19.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.36° / 3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.92° / -4.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.20° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.