The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 15, 2142
Waning Crescent
15.0% 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
3:46 AM
4:42 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.0%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2718
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,900 km.
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.4° / 217.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 27m / 4.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.98° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.96° / 7.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.63° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.