The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Waning Gibbous

64.4% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
–
Highest
39°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
64.4%
Age
21.2 days
Distance
397,200 km
Apparent size
30.1′
Constellation
Virgo
Lunation number
1139

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 Sun253.40°
Phase angle73.26°
Illuminated fraction64.40%
Altitude / azimuth-14.4° / 267.0°
Right ascension / declination14h 14m / -11.22°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude215.03° / 2.10°
Libration in longitude / latitude-7.11° / -1.90°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-79.85° / 1.21°
Position angle of the axis21.0°
Position angle of the bright limb109.1°
Apparent magnitude-10.7

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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