The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 15, 2161
Waning Crescent
16.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:37 AM
4:37 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.0%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 364,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2953
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 | 313.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.0° / 220.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 22m / 4.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.70° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.54° / 7.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.44° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.