The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 10, 2006
Waxing Gibbous
94.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:32 PM
6:26 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.3%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1028
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 | 152.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.9° / 14.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 50m / 25.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.62° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.18° / -5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.95° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.