The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 15, 2104
Waning Crescent
10.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:32 AM
5:01 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.3%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2248
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 | 323.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.6° / 205.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 58m / 1.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.43° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.71° / 7.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.22° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.