The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 15, 2097
Waxing Gibbous
71.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:39 PM
1:42 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.2%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2162
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 115.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.1° / 71.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 29m / -20.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.14° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.37° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.11° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.