The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 13, 1987
Waning Gibbous
63.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:56 PM
1:53 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.1%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 393,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 800
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 254.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.8° / 288.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 10m / 25.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.30° / 4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.48° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -68.48° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.