The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 10, 1916
First Quarter
48.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:49 AM
1:02 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.0%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -85
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.3° / 71.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 57m / 22.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.17° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.59° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.37° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.