The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 8, 1954
Waxing Crescent
31.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.7%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 385
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 | 68.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.5° / 88.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 35m / 15.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.74° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.08° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.12° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.