The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 5, 1942
Waning Crescent
21.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:45 AM
4:50 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.0%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 244
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 305.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.9° / 235.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 18m / 14.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.42° / -1.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.32° / 2.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.69° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.