The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 12, 2040
Waxing Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 AM
11:45 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1453
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
Exact values
For Jun 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.1° / 88.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 47m / 25.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.13° / 4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.73° / -5.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.77° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.