The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 7, 2150
Waxing Gibbous
78.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:39 PM
3:46 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.4%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2809
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 124.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.0° / 44.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 32m / 21.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.42° / -1.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.13° / 3.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 54.83° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.