The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 10, 1976
Waxing Gibbous
72.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:07 PM
3:09 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.0%
- Age
- 10.4 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 657
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 | 115.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.9° / 52.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 05m / 20.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.05° / -2.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.37° / 4.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 57.10° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.