The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 12, 2005
Waxing Crescent
27.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:02 AM
12:51 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.9%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1020
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 | 63.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.3° / 76.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 56m / 16.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.37° / 4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.10° / -5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.24° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.