The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 15, 2155
Waning Gibbous
75.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:52 PM
1:08 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.1%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2879
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 | 239.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.9° / 298.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 23m / 28.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.87° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.64° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.30° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.