The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 21, 1987
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:41 AM
7:02 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 800
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.0° / 167.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 55m / 8.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.51° / 1.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.56° / -2.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.19° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.