The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 23, 2042
Waxing Gibbous
66.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:11 PM
1:17 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.6%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1482
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 109.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 70.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.2° / 75.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 34m / -19.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.65° / -4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.54° / 6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.60° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.