The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 7, 1938
First Quarter
46.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:05 AM
12:39 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 187
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.8° / 75.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 45m / 17.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.26° / 1.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.30° / -1.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.02° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.