The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 15, 2182
Waning Gibbous
84.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:46 PM
11:26 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.1%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3213
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 | 226.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.7° / 298.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 34m / 17.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.40° / -4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.43° / 6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.50° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.