The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 9, 1987
Waning Gibbous
95.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 PM
9:12 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.1%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 800
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 205.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.5° / 306.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 43m / 5.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.15° / 0.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.13° / -0.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.74° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.