The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 15, 2178
Waxing Crescent
22.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:36 PM
10:05 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.9%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3164
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 | 57.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.2° / 116.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 14m / -23.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.57° / -0.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.95° / 1.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.98° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.