The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 15, 1941
Waning Crescent
28.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:02 AM
3:00 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.6%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 232
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 295.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.6° / 258.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 16m / 12.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.44° / -3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.41° / 4.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.43° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.