The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 15, 1936
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 AM
5:40 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 171
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.2° / 173.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 27m / -13.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 205.17° / -4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.18° / 6.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.75° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 348.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.