The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 8, 2044
Waxing Gibbous
73.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:39 PM
3:44 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.7%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1498
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 | 118.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.8° / 46.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 05m / 28.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.84° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.28° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.79° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.