The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 15, 2007
Waxing Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 PM
9:02 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1049
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 | 48.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.9° / 124.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 32m / -27.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.43° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.00° / 7.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.62° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.