The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 15, 2004
Waxing Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:25 AM
7:45 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1012
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 | 20.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.1° / 139.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 40m / -16.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.80° / -0.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.57° / 1.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.58° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.