The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 15, 1947
Waxing Crescent
2.5% 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
8:05 AM
6:49 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 307
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 | 18.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.9° / 154.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 30m / -13.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.58° / 1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.13° / -1.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.48° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.