The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 8, 2024
Waning Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:02 AM
4:23 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 362,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1250
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.5° / 185.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 21m / -24.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.87° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.46° / 7.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.62° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.