The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 10, 1942
Waning Crescent
24.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:23 AM
3:16 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 380,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 238
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.9° / 216.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 33m / -12.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.51° / 1.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.73° / -1.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.96° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.