The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 15, 1982
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 AM
6:39 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 739
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.5° / 170.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 28m / 2.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 185.44° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.26° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.47° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 128.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.