The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 15, 1958
Waxing Crescent
11.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:54 AM
9:14 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.4%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 443
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 | 39.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.9° / 123.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 59m / -17.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.14° / 3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.68° / -3.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.51° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.1° |
| 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.