The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 15, 1986
Waxing Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 PM
5:17 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 385,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 789
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 | 154.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.6° / 5.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 51m / -3.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.61° / -2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.30° / 3.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.74° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.