The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 8, 1941
Waxing Gibbous
87.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:53 PM
4:38 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.1%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 224
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 138.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.9° / 34.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 32m / 18.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.59° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.58° / 7.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.86° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.