The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 12, 2198
First Quarter
50.0% 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
1:39 PM
1:10 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.0%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3407
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.
Exact values
For Jun 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.4° / 76.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 23m / -1.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.04° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.04° / 6.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.00° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.