The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 12, 2171
Waxing Gibbous
64.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:56 PM
2:34 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.8%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3073
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 107.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.2° / 60.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 38m / -0.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 188.74° / 3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.78° / -4.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.18° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.