The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 8, 2028
Waxing Gibbous
94.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:47 PM
6:05 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.5%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1300
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 | 152.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.2° / 16.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 37m / 22.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.40° / 0.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.04° / -0.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.58° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.