The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 7, 1945
Waning Crescent
28.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:05 AM
2:08 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.6%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 273
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 295.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.3° / 221.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 52m / -19.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.10° / 2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.83° / -3.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.95° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.