The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 15, 2030
Waning Gibbous
84.1% 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
9:26 PM
11:42 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.1%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1333
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 227.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.9° / 301.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 31m / 21.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.38° / -0.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.43° / 0.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -46.61° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.