The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 15, 1966
Waxing Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 AM
7:54 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 542
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.7° / 137.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 41m / -15.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.68° / 0.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.74° / 0.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.17° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.