The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 8, 1956
Waning Crescent
9.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 AM
3:13 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 409
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 | 324.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.5° / 206.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 58m / -20.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.69° / 2.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.65° / -2.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.92° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.