The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 10, 1997
Waxing Crescent
13.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 AM
10:00 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.6%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 917
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.3° / 115.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 20m / 1.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.19° / -0.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.47° / 1.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.93° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.