The Moon on this date

Moon on Sunday, February 7, 2010

Waning Crescent

33.0% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
24°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
33.0%
Age
23.4 days
Distance
395,100 km
Apparent size
30.2′
Constellation
Scorpius
Lunation number
1077

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 Sun290.01°
Phase angle109.82°
Illuminated fraction33.04%
Altitude / azimuth1.6° / 233.9°
Right ascension / declination16h 26m / -25.25°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude248.82° / -3.52°
Libration in longitude / latitude6.41° / 5.29°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-103.04° / 0.78°
Position angle of the axis10.6°
Position angle of the bright limb97.9°
Apparent magnitude-9.3

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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