The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 15, 2137
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 AM
6:59 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2657
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 | 8.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.4° / 150.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 51m / -15.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 211.33° / -3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.03° / 5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.53° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 315.9° |
| 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.