The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 15, 2116
Waxing Gibbous
69.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 PM
1:33 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.9%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2397
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 | 113.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.2° / 73.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 20m / -20.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.98° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.47° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 69.48° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.