The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 15, 1990
Waning Crescent
8.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:41 AM
5:15 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.9%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 838
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 | 325.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.2° / 201.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 09m / 1.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.59° / -3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.64° / 5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.81° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.