The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Waning Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:54 PM
9:12 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1238
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 | 212.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.0° / 308.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 36m / 6.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.99° / 3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.84° / -3.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.96° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.