The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 15, 2151
Waxing Crescent
33.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:44 PM
10:52 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.1%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2830
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 70.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.4° / 109.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 09m / -25.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.11° / -2.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.97° / 3.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.13° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.