The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 7, 2059
Waning Crescent
30.3% 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
3:02 AM
12:39 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.3%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 377,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1683
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.4° / 232.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 42m / -23.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.21° / -0.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.34° / 1.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.92° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.