The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 15, 2068
Waning Gibbous
73.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:43 PM
12:45 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.6%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1803
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 | 241.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.9° / 290.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 39m / 20.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.10° / -2.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.78° / 4.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.20° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.