The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 7, 2085
Waxing Gibbous
96.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:17 PM
6:14 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.3%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2005
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Feb 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 157.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.2° / 12.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 56m / 19.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.37° / -1.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.38° / 2.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.35° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.