The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 12, 1987
Waning Gibbous
72.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 PM
12:45 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.6%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 800
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 243.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.8° / 292.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 16m / 22.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.60° / 4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.90° / -4.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.29° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.