The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 12, 2072
Waning Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:38 AM
5:06 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1848
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 | 312.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.0° / 222.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 17m / 9.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.27° / -3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.44° / 5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.51° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.