The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 15, 2083
Waxing Crescent
23.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:55 PM
9:58 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.8%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1989
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 | 58.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.9° / 117.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 18m / -26.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.72° / -3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.83° / 5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.61° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.