The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 1, 1916
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
11:19 AM
8:36 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.1%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- -77
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 | 54.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.2° / 129.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 59m / -24.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.60° / -4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.90° / 5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.70° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.6° |
| 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.