The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 12, 1977
Waning Crescent
14.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:34 AM
5:23 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.5%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 673
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 1.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.6° / 222.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 20m / 12.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.96° / -1.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.14° / 2.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.72° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.