The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 13, 1992
Waxing Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 PM
4:34 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 859
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 162.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -73.3° / 348.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 11m / -23.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.07° / -2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.12° / 3.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.81° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.