The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 8, 2039
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:33 PM
7:31 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1436
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.1° / 352.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 12m / 19.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.33° / 3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.15° / -3.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.18° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 314.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.