The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 15, 2150
Waning Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:02 AM
4:45 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2817
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 | 298.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.3° / 246.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 39m / 18.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.95° / 4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.21° / -4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.98° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.