The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 15, 2006
Waning Crescent
34.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:11 AM
4:12 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.1%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1036
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 | 288.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.6° / 258.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 58m / 21.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.90° / 3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.80° / -4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.49° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.