The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 15, 2144
Waning Gibbous
87.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 PM
11:04 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.4%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2743
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 | 221.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.2° / 302.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 12m / 17.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.31° / -3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.41° / 4.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -45.07° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.