The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 10, 2071
Waxing Gibbous
79.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:04 PM
3:46 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.8%
- Age
- 10.4 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1832
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 126.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.0° / 44.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 54m / 18.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.69° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.46° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 50.30° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.