The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 7, 2149
Waning Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 AM
5:14 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2796
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 350.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.6° / 178.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 47m / -18.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.20° / -0.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.54° / 1.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.39° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.