The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 7, 2088
Waning Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:16 PM
7:37 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2042
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 190.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.7° / 333.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 00m / 7.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.44° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.14° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.44° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 137.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.