The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 7, 2103
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:40 AM
6:55 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 357,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2228
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,700 km.
Exact values
For Feb 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.4° / 158.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 47m / -10.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.43° / 2.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.68° / -2.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.55° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 234.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.