The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 15, 2069
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 AM
7:07 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1816
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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Venus at greatest elongation
47° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.2° / 150.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 44m / -11.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 208.30° / -0.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.00° / 1.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.03° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.