The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 15, 2115
Waning Crescent
5.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:04 AM
6:08 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2384
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 332.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.2° / 187.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 46m / 5.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.41° / 4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.34° / -4.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.49° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.