The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 8, 1988
Waning Gibbous
72.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:50 PM
9:59 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.2%
- Age
- 20.5 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 805
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 | 243.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.7° / 273.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 21m / -11.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 202.93° / -2.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.23° / 4.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.36° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.