The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 7, 1930
Waxing Gibbous
60.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 AM
2:06 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.7%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 88
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 102.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.4° / 61.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 51m / 22.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.49° / 2.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.68° / -1.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.39° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.