The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 7, 2013
Waning Crescent
9.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 AM
3:21 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1114
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,300 km.
Exact values
For Feb 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.9° / 206.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 59m / -18.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.02° / 3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.22° / -4.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.15° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.