The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 10, 2159
Last Quarter
45.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:46 AM
11:17 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.4%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2920
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.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.1° / 245.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 35m / -23.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.10° / -4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.43° / 6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.40° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.5° |
| 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.