The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 15, 2049
Waning Gibbous
78.2% 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
10:09 PM
12:20 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.2%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1568
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 | 235.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.9° / 295.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 11m / 21.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.52° / -1.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.45° / 2.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.39° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.