The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 7, 2109
First Quarter
46.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:30 AM
12:28 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.1%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2302
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.7° / 78.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 52m / 12.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.17° / -4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.74° / 5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.32° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.