The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 15, 2179
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 PM
7:40 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3176
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
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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 | 179.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.0° / 338.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 15m / 11.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.83° / 3.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.36° / -4.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.47° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 321.6° |
| 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.