The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 16, 1992
Waning Gibbous
81.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:44 PM
11:46 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.0%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 862
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 231.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.4° / 298.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 49m / 19.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.79° / 3.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.73° / -3.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.62° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.