The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 10, 2044
Waxing Gibbous
91.1% 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
2:55 PM
5:53 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1498
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,300 km.
Exact values
For Feb 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 145.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.1° / 22.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 16m / 26.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.01° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.46° / -5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.51° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.