The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 7, 2148
Waning Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:54 PM
9:10 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2784
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
Exact values
For Feb 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.4° / 308.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 31m / 6.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.98° / 2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.19° / -2.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.53° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.