The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 7, 2019
Waxing Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:13 AM
8:41 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1189
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 131.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 27m / -8.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.25° / -4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.47° / 6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.73° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.