The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 10, 1981
Waxing Crescent
38.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:07 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.4%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 719
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 | 76.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.9° / 86.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 30m / 9.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.24° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.63° / 7.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.62° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.