The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 7, 2043
Waning Crescent
5.7% 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
6:28 AM
3:27 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 385,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1485
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 332.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.0° / 194.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 37m / -26.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.58° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.83° / 7.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.22° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.