The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 12, 2026
Waning Crescent
9.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:30 AM
6:36 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 362,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1279
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 | 325.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.1° / 219.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 51m / 21.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.79° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.90° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.57° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.