The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 12, 2159
Waning Crescent
15.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 AM
5:29 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.8%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2924
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 | 313.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.4° / 233.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 04m / 17.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.95° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.66° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.52° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.