The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 8, 2032
Waning Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:05 AM
3:16 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 361,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1349
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.6° / 208.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 55m / -18.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.13° / 4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.88° / -4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.95° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.