The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, February 10, 1911

Waxing Gibbous

90.3% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
76°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
90.3%
Age
11.3 days
Distance
368,200 km
Apparent size
32.4′
Constellation
Gemini
Lunation number
-147

Events on this date

  1. Mercury and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Feb 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun143.85°
Phase angle36.29°
Illuminated fraction90.30%
Altitude / azimuth-19.5° / 23.6°
Right ascension / declination7h 06m / 26.99°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude104.71° / 4.37°
Libration in longitude / latitude2.07° / -4.88°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude37.77° / -1.53°
Position angle of the axis7.4°
Position angle of the bright limb281.6°
Apparent magnitude-11.9

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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