The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 6, 1987
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 PM
5:24 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 361,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 800
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 164.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.8° / 339.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 06m / -14.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.38° / -2.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.47° / 4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.78° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 237.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.