The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 8, 2001
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 PM
8:01 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 357,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 966
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.8° / 339.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 57m / 16.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.82° / 3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.47° / -3.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.34° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.