The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 8, 2000
Waxing Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:27 AM
9:16 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 387,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 954
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 124.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 52m / -5.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.04° / -4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.61° / 6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.34° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.