The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 7, 2016
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 AM
5:15 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1151
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 | 348.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.2° / 181.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 31m / -15.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.43° / 3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.20° / -4.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.09° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.