The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 15, 1959
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:33 PM
6:35 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 455
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 | 168.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.0° / 346.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 38m / 3.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.23° / -0.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.28° / 1.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.94° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.