The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 7, 2185
First Quarter
50.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 AM
12:47 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.7%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3242
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.0° / 74.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 16m / 12.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.02° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.37° / 7.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.27° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.