The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 18, 1992
Waning Gibbous
89.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:23 PM
9:13 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.0%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 859
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 218.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.4° / 274.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 32m / -15.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.30° / 3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.40° / -3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -38.17° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.