The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 19, 1992
Last Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:44 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 862
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.9° / 277.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 38m / 23.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.93° / 0.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.10° / 0.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.19° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.