The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 15, 2020
Waning Crescent
2.2% 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
6:00 AM
6:38 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1209
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 | 343.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.0° / 170.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 31m / 1.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.38° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.15° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.08° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 128.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.