The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 12, 2103
First Quarter
48.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:25 PM
1:11 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.1%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2232
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.9° / 76.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 11m / 0.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.78° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.62° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.83° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.