The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 22, 2012
Waxing Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:01 AM
11:00 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1107
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.6° / 98.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 31m / 14.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.45° / -4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.10° / 6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.33° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.