The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 15, 2196
Waning Crescent
43.0% 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
12:30 AM
3:11 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.0%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 373,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3386
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 | 278.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.3° / 264.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 12m / 17.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.33° / -1.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.49° / 3.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.95° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.