The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 15, 2059
Waxing Gibbous
63.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:13 PM
12:42 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.1%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1692
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 | 105.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.4° / 83.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 45m / -23.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.44° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.62° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.71° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.