The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 17, 2042
Waxing Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:17 AM
8:30 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1482
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.7° / 129.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 02m / -24.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.29° / -3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.67° / 5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.74° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.