The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 15, 2011
Waning Gibbous
88.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 PM
11:05 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.9%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1098
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 | 218.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.7° / 307.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 54m / 21.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.87° / 1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.71° / -1.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -42.84° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.