The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 8, 2022
First Quarter
51.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:31 AM
1:07 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.4%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1226
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.3° / 71.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 16m / 17.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.35° / -0.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.59° / 1.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.44° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.