The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 10, 2022
Waxing Gibbous
69.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:36 PM
3:09 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.7%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1226
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
Exact values
For Feb 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 113.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.8° / 52.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 54m / 24.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.03° / 1.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.85° / -1.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.12° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.