The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 15, 2166
Last Quarter
53.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:25 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.8%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 381,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3015
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.1° / 274.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 17m / 19.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.18° / -2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.38° / 4.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -77.71° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.