The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 15, 2117
Waning Gibbous
79.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 PM
12:38 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.3%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2409
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 | 234.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.2° / 301.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 59m / 27.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.37° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.70° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.89° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.