The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 15, 1902
Waxing Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:59 PM
4:49 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -250
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 | 160.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.7° / 21.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 02m / 2.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.42° / 2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.34° / -2.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.63° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.