The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 30, 1992
Waxing Crescent
22.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 PM
9:55 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.0%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 382,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 863
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.7° / 117.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 05m / -22.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.57° / -1.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.23° / 2.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.40° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.