The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 12, 2166
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 PM
5:29 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3011
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 | 167.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.6° / 336.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 33m / -16.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.07° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.21° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.60° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.