The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 4, 1992
Waxing Crescent
16.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.1%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 365,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 859
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 47.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 87.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 12m / 17.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.46° / -2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.78° / 3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.73° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.