The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 12, 2185
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:34 PM
5:55 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3246
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jun 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.8° / 319.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 05m / -18.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.86° / 4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.70° / -5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.81° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 311.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.