The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 10, 2157
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 AM
7:21 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2896
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,600 km.
Exact values
For Feb 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.7° / 151.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 23m / -9.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.23° / 0.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.21° / -0.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.70° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.