The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 19, 1987
Waning Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 AM
6:17 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 800
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.6° / 214.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 24m / 19.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.41° / 3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.60° / -4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.74° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.