The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 15, 2123
Waning Crescent
14.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:51 AM
4:44 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.6%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2483
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 | 315.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.6° / 216.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 28m / 4.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.31° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.48° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.82° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.