The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 15, 2026
Waxing Crescent
23.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:55 PM
9:42 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.2%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1284
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 | 57.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.8° / 119.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 13m / -27.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.62° / -4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.04° / 6.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.81° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.