The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 3, 1992
First Quarter
47.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.3%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 388,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 862
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 Sep 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.1° / 99.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 24m / -23.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.14° / -1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.49° / 2.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.78° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.