The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 15, 2076
Waning Gibbous
87.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 PM
11:16 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.0%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1902
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 | 222.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.2° / 303.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 16m / 20.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.63° / -1.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.03° / 2.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.60° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.