The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 15, 2042
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 AM
7:30 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1482
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.9° / 142.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 26m / -16.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.51° / -1.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.17° / 3.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.16° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.