The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 26, 1992
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 AM
7:11 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 362,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 863
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Sep 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.9° / 152.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 18m / -7.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.91° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.99° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.71° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 349.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.