The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 7, 1971
Waxing Gibbous
93.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:25 PM
6:10 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.7%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 595
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 150.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.3° / 17.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 25m / 25.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.21° / 3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.39° / -3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.99° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.