The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 12, 2173
Waxing Crescent
4.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:26 AM
11:20 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.5%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3098
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 | 24.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.6° / 91.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 13m / 27.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.19° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.49° / -6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.81° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.