The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 7, 1991
Waning Crescent
39.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:21 AM
11:41 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.4%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 842
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 | 282.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.1° / 239.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 51m / -24.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.80° / -4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.56° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.25° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.