The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 15, 2028
Waning Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:39 AM
5:10 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1308
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 | 325.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.0° / 202.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 10m / 0.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.12° / -4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.20° / 6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.41° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.