The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 15, 1909
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 AM
6:46 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -163
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.0° / 156.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 20m / -11.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.55° / 2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.72° / -2.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.89° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.