The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 8, 1904
Last Quarter
47.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:08 AM
11:55 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.1%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -234
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.0° / 251.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 23m / -14.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.06° / 4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.85° / -4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.92° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.0° |
| 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.