The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 8, 1965
Waxing Crescent
42.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:16 AM
12:06 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.9%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 521
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 81.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.4° / 80.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 40m / 12.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.44° / -3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.85° / 5.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.67° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.