The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 10, 2060
Waxing Gibbous
69.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 PM
3:08 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.4%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 380,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1696
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 112.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.6° / 51.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 51m / 25.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.39° / 2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.02° / -2.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 72.71° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.