The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 12, 2075
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:32 AM
8:16 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1885
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.4° / 149.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 42m / 19.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.57° / -2.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.44° / 4.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.43° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.