The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 15, 2061
Waxing Crescent
4.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 AM
7:47 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1717
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.0° / 138.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 58m / -20.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.89° / -3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.05° / 4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.35° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.