The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 10, 1956
Waning Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:32 AM
5:10 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 409
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 | 346.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.8° / 183.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 36m / -14.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.60° / 4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.97° / -4.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.31° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.