The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 8, 2046
Waxing Crescent
6.6% 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
8:35 AM
8:49 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1523
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.3° / 129.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 17m / -1.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.75° / 3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.75° / -3.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.40° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.