The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 10, 1941
Waxing Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 PM
6:13 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 224
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Feb 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 162.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.2° / 7.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 23m / 14.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.52° / -4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.10° / 6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.59° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.