The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 16, 1991
Waxing Gibbous
58.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 PM
12:42 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 58.9%
- Age
- 8.8 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 851
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 100.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 58.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.9° / 82.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 19m / -17.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.93° / 1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.14° / -1.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.15° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.