The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 24, 1992
Waning Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:09 AM
6:06 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 862
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,900 km.
Exact values
For Sep 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.9° / 186.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 27m / 4.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.81° / -4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.24° / 6.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.26° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.