The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 7, 1996
Waning Gibbous
91.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 PM
8:50 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.4%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 904
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 | 214.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.7° / 305.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 29m / 0.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.43° / -2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.60° / 3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.61° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.