The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 8, 2043
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:10 AM
4:38 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 380,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1485
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 | 345.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.7° / 182.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 34m / -23.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.94° / -4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.51° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.41° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 56.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.