The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 12, 2071
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 PM
6:14 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1836
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jun 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.1° / 311.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 23m / -18.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.09° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.22° / -6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.22° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 351.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.