The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 27, 1992
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 AM
7:45 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 365,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 863
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.5° / 140.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 13m / -12.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.70° / -4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.77° / 6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.06° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 307.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.