The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 15, 1918
Waxing Gibbous
75.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:10 PM
2:32 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.7%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -52
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 120.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.5° / 57.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 33m / -9.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.44° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.40° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 52.32° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.