The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 15, 2127
Waxing Gibbous
80.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:37 PM
3:02 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.2%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 386,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2533
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 | 127.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.7° / 50.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 01m / -9.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.87° / 2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.63° / -2.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.26° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.