The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 23, 2012
Waxing Crescent
15.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:04 AM
11:32 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.9%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1107
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.3° / 94.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 20m / 10.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.28° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.31° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.09° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.