The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 7, 1978
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:17 AM
6:24 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 364,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 682
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.8° / 165.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 24m / -11.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.77° / 3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.47° / -4.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.69° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 182.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.