The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 22, 1987
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 AM
7:22 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 800
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Sep 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.7° / 153.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 38m / 3.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.80° / 0.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.33° / -0.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.42° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.