The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 5, 2042
Last Quarter
54.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:49 PM
3:00 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.9%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 1481
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 Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.1° / 283.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 32m / 28.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.10° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.93° / -6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.76° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.