The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 7, 2172
Waxing Gibbous
94.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:33 PM
6:29 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.7%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3081
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 | 153.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.6° / 14.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 40m / 26.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.27° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.68° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.20° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.