The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 15, 2118
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 AM
7:00 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 360,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2422
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.4° / 150.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 47m / -14.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 210.11° / -3.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.02° / 5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.35° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 315.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.