The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 7, 1972
Last Quarter
47.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:28 AM
11:07 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.8%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 607
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.1° / 247.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 07m / -22.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.67° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.40° / 7.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.43° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.