The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 11, 2042
Waning Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 AM
6:07 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1481
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 333.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.6° / 186.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 35m / 5.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.25° / 2.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.95° / -2.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.97° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.