The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 12, 2079
Waxing Gibbous
96.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 PM
4:29 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1935
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 | 159.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -73.3° / 357.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 56m / -23.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.65° / -2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.59° / 3.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.80° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.