The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 12, 2149
First Quarter
46.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 PM
1:43 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.0%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2801
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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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 | 85.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.7° / 68.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 19m / 8.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.18° / 4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.97° / -5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.84° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.