The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 7, 2170
Last Quarter
54.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 AM
11:22 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.3%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 376,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3056
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.0° / 257.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 50m / -13.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.24° / 2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.30° / -2.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.34° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.