The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 7, 1947
Waning Gibbous
94.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:29 PM
9:10 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 298
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 | 207.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.1° / 314.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 15m / 10.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.72° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.66° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.77° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.