The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 7, 1924
Waxing Crescent
7.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 AM
8:55 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 14
Events on this date
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Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.0° / 128.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 26m / -5.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.12° / -1.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.24° / 2.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.58° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.