The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 12, 2083
Waning Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:45 AM
7:00 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1984
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Jun 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 330.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.9° / 209.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 13m / 23.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.03° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.11° / -6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.74° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.