The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Waxing Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:41 AM
8:43 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 364,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1152
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,300 km.
Exact values
For Feb 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.0° / 131.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 22m / -3.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.71° / 0.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.14° / 0.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.32° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.