The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 12, 2011
Waxing Gibbous
87.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:53 PM
3:13 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.1%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1094
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 137.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.3° / 47.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 23m / -18.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.29° / -3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.89° / 4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 43.39° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.