The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 15, 2053
Waxing Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:19 AM
9:40 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1618
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 | 45.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.1° / 118.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 29m / -16.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.18° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.93° / -6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.66° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.