The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 7, 2051
Waning Crescent
16.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 AM
2:23 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.3%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 379,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1584
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.0° / 218.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 06m / -19.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.48° / 4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.59° / -4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.57° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.