The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 6, 1992
Waxing Gibbous
75.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:56 PM
1:53 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.7%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 862
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 2.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 120.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.7° / 70.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 05m / -21.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.05° / 1.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.40° / -1.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 64.17° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.