The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 8, 2038
Waxing Crescent
17.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:01 AM
10:21 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.9%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1424
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 | 49.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.1° / 110.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 44m / -0.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.82° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.04° / 7.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.73° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.