The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 15, 1985
Waxing Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:26 AM
7:51 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 777
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.1° / 138.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 42m / -16.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.09° / -0.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.95° / 1.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.37° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.