The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 8, 1976
First Quarter
52.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:37 AM
1:18 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.9%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 657
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.3° / 70.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 20m / 17.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.25° / -0.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.77° / 1.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.41° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.