The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 12, 2022
Waxing Gibbous
95.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:15 PM
4:20 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.1%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 362,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1230
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 | 154.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.5° / 11.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 34m / -19.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.98° / -0.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.53° / 0.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.98° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.