The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Waning Crescent
29.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:15 AM
3:47 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.1%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1106
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 294.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.4° / 245.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 00m / 10.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.95° / 3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.77° / -4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.45° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.