The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 10, 2024
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 AM
7:05 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1251
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,100 km.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.0° / 153.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 22m / -14.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.09° / -3.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.27° / 5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.99° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.