The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 7, 2071
First Quarter
47.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:31 AM
12:35 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.6%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1832
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 | 87.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.4° / 76.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 58m / 13.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.09° / -3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.58° / 4.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.75° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.