The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 10, 2177
Waxing Gibbous
91.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 PM
5:41 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.8%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3143
Events on this date
-
Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,000 km.
Exact values
For Feb 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 146.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.0° / 22.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 23m / 23.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.04° / 1.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.40° / -0.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.20° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.