The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 7, 2050
Waning Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:06 PM
7:34 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1572
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 189.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.9° / 335.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 55m / 7.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.26° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.87° / 7.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.02° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 141.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.