The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 7, 2041
First Quarter
47.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:16 AM
12:38 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.2%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 385,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1461
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.0° / 75.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 54m / 16.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.98° / -0.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.21° / 1.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.82° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.