The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 8, 2051
Waning Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:11 AM
3:26 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1584
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 | 325.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.9° / 206.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 04m / -17.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.23° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.94° / -5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.75° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.