The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 10, 2176
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 AM
6:12 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 380,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3130
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. From Columbus, 8% of the Sun is covered at 1:12 PM.
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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.
Exact values
For Feb 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 179.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.1° / 166.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 35m / -14.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.42° / 0.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.17° / 0.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.08° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 6.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.