The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 15, 2072
Waxing Crescent
19.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 AM
10:08 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.6%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1853
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 | 52.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.8° / 114.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 59m / -17.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.40° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.02° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.86° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.3° |
| 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.