The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 15, 1987
Waning Crescent
41.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:20 AM
3:50 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.5%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 801
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 279.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.5° / 268.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 20m / 24.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.70° / 4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.68° / -5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.69° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.