The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 10, 2072
Last Quarter
52.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:36 AM
11:33 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.9%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 385,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1844
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.1° / 257.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 10m / -13.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.58° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.96° / -5.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.07° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.