The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 15, 2172
Waning Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:19 AM
6:02 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 381,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3089
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.5° / 185.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 54m / 3.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.50° / 2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.18° / -2.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.91° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.