The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 15, 2027
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:36 PM
7:49 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1296
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.2° / 338.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 18m / 13.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.18° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.11° / -5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.69° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 346.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.