The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 9, 1987
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 PM
6:33 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 799
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.2° / 302.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 34m / -18.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.92° / -3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.73° / 4.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.23° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 123.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.