The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 10, 1980
Waning Crescent
36.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:12 AM
12:41 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.3%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 706
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 | 286.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.3° / 241.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 25m / -16.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.28° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.82° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.31° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.