The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 7, 1933
Waxing Gibbous
91.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:59 PM
5:59 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.7%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 125
Events on this date
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Mercury 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 | 146.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.5° / 21.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 08m / 26.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.22° / 4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.37° / -4.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.41° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.