The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 7, 2122
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:36 AM
6:54 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2463
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.0° / 158.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 47m / -9.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.54° / 3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.42° / -3.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.74° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 230.0° |
| 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.