The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 15, 2044
Waning Crescent
30.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:35 AM
4:16 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.6%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1506
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 | 292.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.6° / 252.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 16m / 18.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.92° / 2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.42° / -2.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.11° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.