The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Waning Crescent
7.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 AM
3:05 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.5%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1250
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.2° / 198.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 17m / -27.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.14° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.16° / 7.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.42° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.