The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 2, 1991
Waning Crescent
31.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:22 AM
4:09 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.7%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 850
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,400 km.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 291.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.1° / 254.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 10m / 18.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.61° / -1.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.09° / 2.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.93° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.