The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 10, 2106
Waxing Crescent
41.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:46 AM
12:07 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.1%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2265
Events on this date
-
Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 79.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.4° / 80.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 33m / 16.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.12° / 1.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.87° / -0.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.87° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.