The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 15, 2184
Waxing Gibbous
78.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:40 PM
2:47 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.7%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3238
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 | 124.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.5° / 53.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 00m / -11.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.02° / 0.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.85° / 0.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 47.84° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.