The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 12, 1996
Waning Crescent
11.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 AM
5:52 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 908
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 | 321.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.3° / 213.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 46m / 13.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.17° / -2.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.21° / 3.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.54° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.