The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 7, 2052
First Quarter
49.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:37 AM
12:48 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.8%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1597
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.3° / 74.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 06m / 14.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.30° / -2.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.85° / 4.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.57° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.