The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 15, 2170
Waxing Crescent
38.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:18 PM
11:21 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.3%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3065
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 | 76.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.1° / 106.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 39m / -26.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.77° / -3.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.40° / 4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.33° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.7° |
| 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.