The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 15, 2036
Waning Crescent
19.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 AM
4:58 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.0%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1407
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 308.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.5° / 229.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 16m / 12.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.39° / 1.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.54° / -1.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.75° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.