The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 7, 2004
Waning Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:26 PM
8:40 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 386,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1003
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 | 196.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.8° / 327.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 32m / 14.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.35° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.00° / -5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.04° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.