The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 10, 1939
Last Quarter
54.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:34 AM
11:06 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.9%
- Age
- 21.1 days
- Distance
- 387,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 199
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.7° / 256.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 53m / -16.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.60° / 0.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.07° / 0.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.80° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.