The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 15, 2124
First Quarter
52.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:40 PM
12:15 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.4%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2496
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.7° / 87.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 45m / -16.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.19° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.35° / -5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.11° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.