The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 12, 2042
Waning Crescent
31.8% 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
2:35 AM
3:21 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.8%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1477
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 | 291.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.0° / 241.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 51m / 4.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.32° / -1.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.59° / 1.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.26° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.