The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 16, 1991
Waxing Gibbous
57.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 PM
12:00 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.2%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 850
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 98.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.1° / 92.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 06m / -24.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.45° / -1.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.89° / 2.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.93° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.8° |
| 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.