The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 6, 2042
Waning Crescent
44.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:49 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.2%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 385,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1481
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 276.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.0° / 274.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 32m / 27.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.35° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.16° / -6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.95° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.