The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 7, 2020
Waxing Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:09 PM
6:26 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1201
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 | 158.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.2° / 10.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 56m / 22.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.57° / 1.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.35° / -1.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.12° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.3° |
| 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.