The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Waxing Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:42 AM
11:38 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1090
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 | 61.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.9° / 94.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 10m / 12.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.87° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.24° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.88° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.