The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 15, 2200
Waxing Crescent
39.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:42 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.2%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3436
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 | 77.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.5° / 98.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 40m / -17.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.49° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.62° / -6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.26° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.8° |
| 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.