The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 15, 1978
Waxing Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:48 PM
6:52 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 690
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 | 172.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.6° / 341.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 56m / 4.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.43° / -1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.18° / 2.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.14° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 232.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.