The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 15, 1915
First Quarter
51.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:09 PM
11:48 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.6%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -89
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.6° / 102.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 40m / -23.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.95° / -1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.40° / 3.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.85° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.9° |
| 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.