The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 8, 2047
Waxing Gibbous
95.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:01 PM
6:10 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.4%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 376,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1535
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 | 155.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.0° / 14.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 48m / 21.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.02° / 0.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.67° / 0.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.78° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.