The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 4, 1992
Waxing Gibbous
60.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:30 PM
12:43 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.4%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 863
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 101.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.5° / 83.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 40m / -18.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.59° / 2.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.10° / -2.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.60° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.