The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 15, 2165
Waxing Gibbous
78.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:36 PM
2:43 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.3%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3003
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 | 124.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.7° / 54.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 55m / -11.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.01° / 1.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.63° / -0.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 51.64° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.