The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 15, 2158
Waning Crescent
39.1% 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
12:50 AM
3:31 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.1%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2916
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 | 282.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.1° / 261.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 29m / 18.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.12° / -0.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.77° / 1.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.34° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.