The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 7, 2106
Waxing Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 AM
9:56 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 384,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2265
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.9° / 115.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 56m / 3.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.65° / 3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.00° / -4.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.40° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.