The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 7, 1983
Waning Crescent
23.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:44 AM
1:26 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.2%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 743
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 | 302.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.2° / 226.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 20m / -21.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.84° / 1.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.02° / -0.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.89° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.