The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 30, 1992
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:09 AM
9:21 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 362,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 860
Events on this date
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.0° / 121.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 48m / 22.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.23° / -0.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.46° / 1.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.06° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.