The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 15, 1992
Waning Gibbous
84.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 PM
11:42 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.7%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 863
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 | 226.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.9° / 303.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 27m / 23.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.63° / 1.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.98° / -1.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.22° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.0° |
| 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.