The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 10, 1943
Waxing Crescent
36.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 PM
12:31 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.5%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 249
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 74.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.7° / 78.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 19m / 8.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.24° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.47° / 7.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.71° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.