The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 10, 2002
Waning Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:50 AM
4:27 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 978
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.7° / 185.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 28m / -22.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.94° / -3.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.50° / 4.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.26° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.