The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 7, 2173
Waning Crescent
29.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 AM
12:25 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.7%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3093
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 294.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.1° / 230.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 46m / -26.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.44° / -4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.00° / 6.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.40° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.