The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 8, 1971
Waxing Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:30 PM
6:47 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 595
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 | 162.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.4° / 6.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 17m / 21.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.47° / 2.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.37° / -1.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.85° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.