The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 15, 2029
Waxing Gibbous
62.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:27 PM
1:06 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.6%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1321
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 | 104.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.5° / 77.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 35m / -15.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.07° / 3.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.75° / -3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.76° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.