The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 7, 2147
First Quarter
51.3% 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
11:53 AM
12:53 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.3%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2772
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 | 91.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.8° / 74.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 15m / 12.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.91° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.84° / 7.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.87° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.