The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 7, 1990
Waxing Gibbous
95.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:47 PM
6:17 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.0%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 830
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 | 154.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.4° / 14.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 40m / 23.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.73° / 2.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.68° / -1.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.19° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.