The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 12, 2156
Waning Crescent
29.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:22 AM
3:46 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.2%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2887
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 | 294.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.9° / 244.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 58m / 9.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.08° / 3.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.29° / -3.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.64° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.