The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 15, 2138
Waxing Gibbous
89.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 PM
4:20 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.9%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 363,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2669
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,100 km.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 142.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.8° / 25.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 02m / -4.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.07° / 1.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.25° / -1.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.86° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.1° |
| 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.