The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 15, 2099
Waxing Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 AM
7:38 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 362,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2187
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.4° / 140.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 46m / -20.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.12° / -3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.12° / 5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.93° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.