The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 15, 2112
Waning Crescent
22.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:34 AM
4:53 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.6%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2347
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 | 303.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.8° / 238.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 58m / 16.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.94° / 3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.50° / -3.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.56° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.