The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 10, 1970
Waxing Crescent
25.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:44 AM
11:36 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.1%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 583
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 | 59.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.7° / 96.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 14m / 11.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.52° / 3.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.52° / -3.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.07° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.