The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 15, 2086
First Quarter
49.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:32 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.1%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2026
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.8° / 91.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 31m / -17.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.61° / 3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.98° / -4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.53° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.