The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 1, 1992
Waxing Crescent
26.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:28 PM
10:30 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.9%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 862
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.1° / 110.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 33m / -18.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.77° / -3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.64° / 5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.21° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.