The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 10, 1915
Waxing Crescent
4.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 AM
6:44 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -89
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.4° / 152.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 27m / -19.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.79° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.00° / 7.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.86° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.