The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 15, 2177
Waning Crescent
40.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:39 AM
3:21 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.9%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3151
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,900 km.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 280.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.3° / 262.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 21m / 17.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.36° / -1.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.23° / 2.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.14° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.