The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 26, 1987
Waxing Crescent
13.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:06 AM
8:58 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.0%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 801
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.7° / 124.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 46m / -19.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.04° / -3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.49° / 5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.68° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.