The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 10, 2073
Waxing Crescent
11.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:22 AM
9:34 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.6%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1857
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
Exact values
For Feb 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 119.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 13m / -1.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.27° / -2.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.15° / 4.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.89° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.