The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 23, 1992
Waning Crescent
11.3% 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
3:54 AM
5:34 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 361,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 862
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.2° / 211.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 31m / 10.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.82° / -4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.31° / 5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.04° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.