The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 7, 2042
Waning Crescent
34.1% 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
12:55 AM
4:28 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.1%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1481
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 288.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.5° / 262.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 27m / 24.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.24° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.04° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.14° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.