The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 12, 2167
Waning Crescent
28.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:00 AM
3:34 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.8%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3023
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
24° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Jun 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 295.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.6° / 234.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 10m / 2.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.95° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.43° / 6.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.86° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.1° |
| 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.