The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 12, 2178
Waning Crescent
13.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:11 AM
5:49 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.4%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 384,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3159
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 | 317.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.6° / 229.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 22m / 18.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.30° / 4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.41° / -5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.32° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.