The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 27, 1987
Waxing Crescent
21.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:18 PM
9:35 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.1%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 801
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 54.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.1° / 119.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 40m / -24.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.42° / -4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.26° / 6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.47° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.