The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 15, 2183
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:40 AM
6:39 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3225
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 | 349.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.3° / 164.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 46m / -3.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 191.87° / 1.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.32° / -1.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.21° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.