The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 7, 2189
Waning Gibbous
55.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 AM
11:14 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.9%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3291
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 263.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.6° / 259.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 44m / -13.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.72° / 2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.56° / -2.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.16° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.