The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 10, 2013
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:20 AM
6:52 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1115
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.7° / 160.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 52m / -7.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.45° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.56° / -5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.26° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 211.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.