The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 15, 2087
Waning Gibbous
82.4% 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
9:52 PM
11:48 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.4%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2038
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 | 229.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.1° / 298.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 44m / 19.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.28° / -2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.91° / 3.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -45.83° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.