The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 10, 2042
Last Quarter
45.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:03 AM
2:25 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.2%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1478
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.6° / 259.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 30m / 9.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.23° / 0.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.25° / 0.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.45° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.