The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 8, 1952
Waxing Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:46 PM
6:27 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 360
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 154.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.7° / 13.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 45m / 24.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.79° / 3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.94° / -3.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.62° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.