The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 8, 2055
Waxing Gibbous
85.8% 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
2:38 PM
4:31 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.8%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1634
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 | 135.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.6° / 35.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 24m / 19.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.67° / -3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.19° / 5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.38° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.