The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 7, 2073
Waxing Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:49 AM
6:45 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1857
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 | 7.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.3° / 158.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 55m / -12.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.60° / 0.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.51° / 0.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.47° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.