The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 15, 2051
Waxing Gibbous
77.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:16 PM
2:44 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.3%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 372,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1593
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 | 123.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.3° / 54.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 44m / -8.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.29° / 4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.46° / -5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 50.09° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.