The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 10, 2171
Waxing Crescent
28.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:21 AM
11:41 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.2%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3069
Events on this date
-
Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
Exact values
For Feb 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 64.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.7° / 95.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 39m / 7.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.81° / -2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.07° / 4.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.26° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.