The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 12, 2048
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 AM
10:03 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1552
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 | 12.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.3° / 108.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 20m / 22.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.65° / -0.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.83° / 1.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.46° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.