The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 7, 2116
Waning Crescent
29.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:15 AM
12:33 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.7%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2388
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 294.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.4° / 231.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 41m / -24.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.24° / -2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.46° / 4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.98° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.