The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 8, 2004
Waning Gibbous
93.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:34 PM
9:06 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.9%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1003
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 208.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.1° / 313.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 21m / 8.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.59° / 4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.03° / -4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.17° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.