The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 10, 1978
Waxing Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 AM
9:46 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 682
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 | 40.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 117.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 08m / 1.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.30° / 0.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.77° / 0.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.73° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.