The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 8, 2027
Waxing Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 AM
8:12 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1288
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 | 22.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.2° / 138.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 52m / -5.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.47° / 1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.89° / -1.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.21° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.