The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 12, 2138
Waxing Crescent
22.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:29 AM
12:12 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.0%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2665
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
Exact values
For Jun 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.4° / 82.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 21m / 16.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.46° / 0.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.07° / -0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.31° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.