The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 12, 1986
Waxing Crescent
22.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:21 AM
12:33 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.5%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 785
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 | 56.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.2° / 77.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 27m / 20.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.83° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.48° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.06° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.