The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 7, 1973
Waxing Crescent
20.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:21 AM
10:57 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.0%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 620
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 | 52.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.8° / 103.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 35m / 9.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.65° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.17° / -5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.49° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.