The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 15, 2106
Waning Gibbous
91.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:51 PM
10:32 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2273
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 | 214.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.0° / 307.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 38m / 17.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.50° / -1.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.83° / 2.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.48° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.