The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 8, 2003
Waxing Crescent
43.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:10 AM
12:13 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.0%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 991
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 | 81.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.3° / 80.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 38m / 13.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.32° / -2.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.24° / 3.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.23° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.