The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 12, 1983
Waxing Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:19 AM
10:55 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 748
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.7° / 98.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 50m / 24.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.32° / 1.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.99° / -1.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.22° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.