The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 10, 2165
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:54 AM
5:48 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 356,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2994
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,800 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.9° / 174.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 10m / -13.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.03° / 2.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.99° / -3.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.64° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.