The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 AM
7:45 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1180
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 | 343.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.7° / 164.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 18m / 16.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.57° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.26° / 6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.23° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.