The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 15, 2085
Waning Crescent
8.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:48 AM
5:07 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.8%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2013
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
25° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.2° / 201.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 11m / -0.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.93° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.74° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.60° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.