The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 15, 2129
Waxing Crescent
5.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:47 AM
8:37 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2558
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.7° / 129.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 14m / -12.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.44° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.28° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.86° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.