The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 8, 1951
Waxing Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 AM
8:51 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 380,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 348
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 3.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.6° / 129.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 22m / -4.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.68° / 0.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.07° / 0.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.25° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.