The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 15, 1920
Waxing Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:12 AM
9:18 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- -27
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 | 42.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.1° / 122.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 11m / -18.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.33° / 2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.03° / -2.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.91° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.