The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 10, 1962
Waxing Crescent
39.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:12 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.8%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 484
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 | 78.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.0° / 84.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 35m / 9.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.55° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.13° / 7.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.42° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.