The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 1, 2042
Waning Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 PM
10:09 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1481
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 211.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.4° / 310.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 28m / 16.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.10° / 2.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.50° / -2.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.06° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.