The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 10, 1960
Waxing Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:22 PM
5:55 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 459
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 | 156.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.8° / 14.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 56m / 16.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.88° / -4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.73° / 6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.93° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.