The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Waning Crescent
39.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:30 AM
11:37 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.1%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1275
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Exact values
For Feb 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 282.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.7° / 238.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 07m / -26.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.77° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.17° / 7.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.26° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.