The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 15, 2191
Waning Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:56 AM
5:51 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3324
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 | 329.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.9° / 193.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 35m / 5.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.18° / 2.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.60° / -2.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.53° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.