The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 15, 2073
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:05 PM
7:06 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1865
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.4° / 336.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 15m / 3.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.44° / -4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.39° / 6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.34° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 203.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.