The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 10, 2170
Waning Crescent
24.0% 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
3:47 AM
1:14 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.0%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3056
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Saturn, and Uranus gathered
All within 1.2° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.1° / 225.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 32m / -23.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.50° / -0.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.97° / 1.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.85° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.