The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 7, 1997
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 AM
6:24 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 356,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 917
Events on this date
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,800 km.
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Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 7.8° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.5° / 165.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 26m / -11.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.10° / 3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.41° / -3.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.51° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 184.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.