The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 12, 2001
Waning Gibbous
64.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:18 AM
11:56 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.1%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 970
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 | 253.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.9° / 252.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 36m / -13.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.49° / -4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.11° / 6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -75.78° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.