The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 12, 1999
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 AM
7:45 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 945
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,200 km.
Exact values
For Jun 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.4° / 164.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 17m / 16.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.19° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.46° / 6.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.43° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.