The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Waxing Crescent
14.0% 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
9:40 AM
11:36 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.0%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1119
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
24° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jun 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.6° / 92.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 26m / 13.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.50° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.59° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.91° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.