The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 15, 2163
Waning Gibbous
88.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 PM
10:51 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.8%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2978
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 219.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.5° / 303.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 00m / 16.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.24° / -3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.51° / 5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.69° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.