The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 1, 1992
Waxing Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 AM
10:04 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 360,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 860
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,600 km.
Exact values
For Jul 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.5° / 109.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 51m / 18.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.11° / -2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.57° / 3.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.81° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.