The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 8, 1995
Waxing Gibbous
61.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:15 PM
2:04 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.1%
- Age
- 8.8 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 892
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 102.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.8° / 62.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 02m / 18.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.10° / -1.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.85° / 3.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.63° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.