The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 15, 2022
Waning Gibbous
69.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:34 PM
1:40 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.1%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1234
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 247.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.4° / 292.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 00m / 27.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.91° / 3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.49° / -4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -65.22° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.