The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 8, 1946
First Quarter
44.7% 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
11:24 AM
12:14 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.7%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 286
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 | 83.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.8° / 79.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 47m / 12.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.08° / -3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.00° / 5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.47° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.3° |
| 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.