The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 7, 2046
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:14 AM
7:51 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1523
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.7° / 143.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 35m / -6.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.95° / 2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.45° / -2.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.60° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.