The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 7, 2171
Waxing Crescent
7.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:16 AM
8:43 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3069
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.9° / 130.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 30m / -8.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.83° / -4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.23° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.81° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.