The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 11, 1987
Waning Gibbous
81.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 PM
11:35 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.4%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 382,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 800
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 231.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.2° / 297.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 24m / 17.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.53° / 3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.00° / -3.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -44.10° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.