The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 12, 2059
Waxing Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 AM
11:37 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1688
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.0° / 89.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 32m / 26.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.56° / 4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.68° / -5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.20° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.