The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 12, 2086
Waxing Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:10 AM
10:10 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 382,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2022
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.1° / 107.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 31m / 21.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.26° / -2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.59° / 3.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.06° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.