The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 8, 1924
Waxing Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 AM
9:55 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 393,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 14
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.9° / 115.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 15m / -1.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.83° / -2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.84° / 4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.39° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.