The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 12, 2054
First Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:19 PM
1:35 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1626
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.4° / 70.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 26m / 5.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.15° / 1.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.65° / -1.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.45° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.