The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Waning Crescent
30.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:38 AM
4:21 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.2%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 386,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1271
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 | 293.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.5° / 252.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 17m / 18.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.05° / 2.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.79° / -2.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.29° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.