The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 15, 2160
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:48 PM
8:03 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2941
Events on this date
-
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.0° / 334.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 33m / 13.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.61° / 3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.61° / -4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.91° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 24.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.