The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 14, 1992
Waning Gibbous
93.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:34 PM
9:42 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.7%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 398,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 862
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 208.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.5° / 310.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 10m / 12.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.83° / 4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.25° / -5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.26° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.