The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 8, 1927
First Quarter
46.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:33 AM
12:27 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.9%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 51
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 | 86.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.1° / 77.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 56m / 12.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.28° / -4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.40° / 5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.28° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.