The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 10, 2173
Waning Crescent
4.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:35 AM
3:48 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3093
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,700 km.
Exact values
For Feb 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 335.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.7° / 192.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 04m / -25.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 297.78° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.86° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.96° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.