The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 7, 1987
Waxing Gibbous
69.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:20 PM
3:12 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.1%
- Age
- 9.1 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 793
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 | 112.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.2° / 51.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 34m / 26.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.77° / 4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.12° / -4.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 71.17° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.