The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 8, 1978
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 AM
7:34 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 682
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 | 14.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.7° / 148.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 21m / -7.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.34° / 2.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.99° / -2.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.11° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.