The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 7, 2078
Waning Crescent
26.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:38 AM
12:56 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.0%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1918
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 | 298.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.5° / 227.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 08m / -24.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.17° / -2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.58° / 3.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.72° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.