The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 15, 2167
Waxing Crescent
6.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 AM
8:40 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.5%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3028
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 | 29.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.9° / 128.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 20m / -13.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.26° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.36° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.44° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.