The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 3, 1992
Waxing Crescent
8.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 AM
11:29 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.4%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 859
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,300 km.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 33.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.1° / 92.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 13m / 20.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.93° / -1.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.68° / 2.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.97° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.