The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 15, 2034
Waxing Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:37 AM
9:07 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1383
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.8° / 123.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 52m / -15.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.16° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.03° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.48° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.