The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 7, 1981
Waxing Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 AM
9:16 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 719
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 | 36.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.4° / 124.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 48m / -5.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.21° / -3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.24° / 5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.16° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.