The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 9, 2042
Waning Crescent
16.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 AM
5:25 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.9%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1481
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.9° / 227.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 07m / 15.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.14° / 4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.93° / -4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.55° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.