The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 8, 1963
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 PM
7:43 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 496
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.6° / 345.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 33m / 16.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.25° / 1.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.35° / -1.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.25° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.