The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 15, 2066
Waning Crescent
13.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:03 AM
4:50 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.2%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 390,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 1778
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 | 317.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.0° / 213.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 40m / 3.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.37° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.25° / 6.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.79° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.