The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 6, 1992
First Quarter
45.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:30 PM
12:14 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.1%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 860
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 Jul 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.8° / 87.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 25m / -8.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.07° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.93° / 6.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.60° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.