The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 8, 1990
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:58 PM
6:55 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 830
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 | 166.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.8° / 1.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 36m / 19.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.25° / 0.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.90° / -0.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.05° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.