The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 16, 1987
Waning Crescent
34.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:33 AM
4:39 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.3%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 800
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 288.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.9° / 268.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 53m / 28.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.79° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.83° / -6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.08° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.