The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 30, 1987
First Quarter
52.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:37 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.7%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 801
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.8° / 98.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 45m / -28.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.89° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.40° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.86° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.