The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 15, 2153
Waning Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:59 AM
6:00 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 363,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2854
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 | 331.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.4° / 189.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 43m / 5.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.02° / 3.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.48° / -3.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.10° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.