The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 12, 1997
Waxing Crescent
45.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:01 PM
1:17 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.1%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 921
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Jun 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.3° / 74.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 07m / 4.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.90° / -0.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.20° / 1.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.60° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.