The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 15, 2089
Waxing Gibbous
85.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:56 PM
3:51 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.8%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2063
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Uranus 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 | 135.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.6° / 36.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 38m / -5.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.81° / 2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.51° / -2.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.50° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.