The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 15, 2159
Waxing Crescent
17.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:03 PM
9:25 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.6%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2929
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 | 49.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.8° / 121.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 39m / -24.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.63° / -1.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.22° / 3.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.79° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.