The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 10, 2102
Last Quarter
52.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:01 AM
10:46 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.2%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2215
Events on this date
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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 | 267.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.6° / 250.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 00m / -22.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.11° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.24° / 7.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.16° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.9° |
| 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.