The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 12, 2140
Waning Crescent
7.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:37 AM
6:48 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 361,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2689
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 | 327.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.8° / 213.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 04m / 21.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.77° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.60° / -5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.96° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.