The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 12, 2168
First Quarter
50.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:23 PM
1:56 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.0%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 381,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3036
Events on this date
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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 | 89.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.0° / 66.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 39m / 7.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.26° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.89° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.04° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.