The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Waning Crescent
38.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:48 AM
2:49 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.2%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1106
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 | 283.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.1° / 250.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 15m / 6.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.92° / 4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.80° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.22° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.