The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 15, 1935
Waning Gibbous
83.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:13 PM
10:54 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.7%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 158
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 | 227.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.7° / 313.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 28m / 24.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.14° / 3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.66° / -3.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.32° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.