The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 16, 2042
Waxing Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:14 AM
7:57 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1482
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.8° / 135.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 12m / -20.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.35° / -2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.46° / 4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.95° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.