The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 7, 2070
Waning Crescent
12.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:48 AM
2:57 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1819
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.1° / 212.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 37m / -18.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.71° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.48° / -5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.37° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.