The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 12, 2179
First Quarter
51.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:47 PM
1:13 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.3%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3172
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.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.7° / 75.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 26m / -2.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.06° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.82° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.81° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.