The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 15, 2185
Last Quarter
54.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.0%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3250
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 | 265.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.4° / 275.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 18m / 20.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.35° / -2.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.32° / 3.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.53° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.