The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 17, 1992
Waning Gibbous
72.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:28 PM
12:48 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.3%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 387,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 862
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 243.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.4° / 292.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 43m / 22.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.57° / 2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.15° / -2.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -69.81° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.8° |
| 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.