The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 7, 1993
Waning Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:16 PM
7:36 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 867
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,900 km.
Exact values
For Feb 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 190.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.7° / 334.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 58m / 7.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.06° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.74° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.79° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 138.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.