The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 3, 2042
Waning Gibbous
75.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:53 PM
12:47 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.9%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1481
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 238.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.7° / 297.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 28m / 25.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.38° / 4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.37° / -4.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -52.40° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.5° |
| 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.