The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 10, 2163
First Quarter
45.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:13 AM
12:34 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.6%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2970
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.6° / 77.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 58m / 15.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.54° / -1.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.04° / 2.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.64° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.9° |
| 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.