The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 12, 2068
Waxing Gibbous
89.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:13 PM
3:38 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.9%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1799
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 | 142.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.1° / 37.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 50m / -17.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.48° / -1.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.64° / 2.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.97° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.