The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 7, 1987
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 PM
6:43 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 800
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 Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.0° / 322.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 01m / -8.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.23° / -1.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.92° / 2.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.60° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 197.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.