The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 8, 1908
First Quarter
45.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:31 AM
12:18 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.2%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -184
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 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.6° / 79.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 47m / 11.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.92° / -4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.20° / 6.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.08° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.