The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 10, 2068
First Quarter
55.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:37 AM
1:36 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.3%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 384,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1795
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.3° / 66.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 41m / 20.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.68° / 0.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.93° / -0.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.32° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.