The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 10, 1973
First Quarter
51.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:06 AM
1:19 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.5%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 620
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.2° / 68.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 20m / 22.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.42° / 4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.65° / -4.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.97° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.