The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 7, 2181
Waning Crescent
42.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:39 AM
11:56 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.9%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3192
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 | 278.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.8° / 246.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 43m / -18.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.59° / 1.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.22° / -0.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.76° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.