The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 1, 1991
Waning Crescent
42.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:10 AM
3:29 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.8%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 850
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 | 278.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.7° / 269.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 11m / 22.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.46° / -0.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.01° / 0.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.73° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.