The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 10, 2042
Waning Gibbous
77.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 AM
9:33 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.7%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1475
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 | 236.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.7° / 254.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 03m / -26.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.33° / -4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.53° / 5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.08° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.