The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 15, 2065
Waning Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:13 PM
9:08 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1766
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 | 195.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.3° / 326.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 16m / 18.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.13° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.44° / -5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.23° / -1.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 54.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.