The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 15, 2121
Waxing Crescent
14.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:46 AM
9:00 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.8%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2459
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 | 45.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.6° / 125.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 20m / -24.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.34° / -3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.82° / 4.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.21° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.