The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 7, 1992
First Quarter
47.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:21 PM
1:13 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.8%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 859
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 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.0° / 75.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 55m / 1.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.52° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.40° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.03° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.8° |
| 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.