The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 1, 1987
Waxing Gibbous
64.0% 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
4:26 PM
12:28 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.0%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 801
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 106.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.9° / 87.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 48m / -26.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.11° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.45° / 6.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 71.67° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.