The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 15, 2098
Waning Gibbous
72.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:14 PM
1:28 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.2%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2174
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 | 243.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.0° / 295.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 45m / 28.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.60° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.47° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -68.27° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.