The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 10, 2042
Waning Crescent
10.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:11 AM
5:47 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.3%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1481
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.0° / 205.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 52m / 10.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.27° / 3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.03° / -3.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.76° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.