The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 7, 1957
First Quarter
47.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:12 AM
12:45 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.4%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 386,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 422
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 | 86.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.8° / 74.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 51m / 17.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.51° / 0.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.28° / -0.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.21° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.