The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 8, 1962
Waxing Crescent
19.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 AM
10:36 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.1%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 365,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 484
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.8° / 108.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 48m / 0.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.13° / -4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.84° / 6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.78° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.