The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 8, 1960
Waxing Gibbous
85.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:37 PM
4:25 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.1%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 459
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 134.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.2° / 37.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 15m / 18.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.67° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.51° / 7.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.21° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.