The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 15, 2105
Waxing Crescent
44.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:10 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.2%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2261
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 | 83.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.6° / 95.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 05m / -18.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.32° / 3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.26° / -4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.92° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.