The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 12, 2002
Waxing Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:20 AM
10:58 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 380,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 983
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.7° / 97.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 53m / 25.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.08° / 2.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.48° / -2.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.39° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.