The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 12, 2098
Waxing Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 PM
4:45 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2170
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 | 166.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -74.1° / 333.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 25m / -25.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.69° / -3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.32° / 5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.00° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.