The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 22, 2042
Waxing Gibbous
55.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:38 PM
12:06 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.9%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1482
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 96.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.1° / 89.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 39m / -23.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.08° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.82° / 7.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 75.78° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.