The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 15, 2157
Waxing Gibbous
89.3% 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
5:12 PM
4:16 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.3%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2904
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 | 141.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.1° / 27.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 59m / -3.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.43° / 2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.08° / -2.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.05° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.