The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 15, 1965
Waning Gibbous
73.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:22 PM
1:06 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.2%
- Age
- 20.5 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 529
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 242.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.9° / 293.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 36m / 25.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.57° / 1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.48° / -1.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -66.02° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.