The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 10, 2008
Waxing Crescent
14.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 AM
10:15 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.7%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1053
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.1° / 112.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 18m / 5.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.22° / 3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.10° / -3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.65° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.