The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 12, 2023
Waning Crescent
30.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:44 AM
3:31 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.0%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1242
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 | 293.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.7° / 239.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 58m / 4.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.19° / -1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.54° / 2.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.45° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.