The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 15, 2156
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:55 AM
7:06 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2892
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.0° / 147.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 08m / -17.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 215.82° / -4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.72° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.72° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 309.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.