The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 15, 2189
Waxing Crescent
39.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:25 PM
11:26 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.2%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3300
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 77.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.3° / 105.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 46m / -26.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.16° / -3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.61° / 5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.53° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.