The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 15, 2111
Waxing Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:33 PM
5:47 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2335
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 | 161.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.0° / 353.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 17m / -2.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.82° / -4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.87° / 6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.07° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 233.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.