The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 15, 1952
Waning Crescent
10.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:26 AM
4:13 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.0%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 368
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 | 323.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.9° / 225.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 03m / 3.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.47° / -2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.99° / 3.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.90° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.