The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 10, 1944
Waning Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 PM
9:25 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 261
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Feb 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 195.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.5° / 313.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 36m / 11.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.33° / 2.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.48° / -2.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.73° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.