The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 7, 2048
Waning Crescent
43.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:47 AM
11:30 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.6%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1547
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 277.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.0° / 244.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 32m / -22.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.09° / -3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.58° / 5.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.49° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.