The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 31, 1987
Waxing Gibbous
89.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:19 PM
4:58 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.2%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 393,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 804
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 141.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.5° / 31.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 53m / 24.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.33° / 4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.75° / -5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 43.64° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.