The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 15, 2103
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 PM
7:37 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 361,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2236
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.4° / 339.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 10m / 12.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.09° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.43° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.50° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 323.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.