The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 15, 1931
Waxing Crescent
23.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 AM
8:38 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.0%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 109
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 | 57.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.6° / 129.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 08m / -27.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.41° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.98° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.13° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.