The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, February 8, 2058

Full Moon Snow Moon

99.9% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
70°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
99.9%
Age
15.2 days
Distance
402,300 km
Apparent size
29.7′
Constellation
Leo
Lunation number
1671

Events on this date

  1. Full Moon Snow Moon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

Exact values

For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun180.50°
Phase angle4.32°
Illuminated fraction99.86%
Altitude / azimuth-30.4° / 345.2°
Right ascension / declination9h 38m / 18.67°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude140.68° / 4.31°
Libration in longitude / latitude-3.04° / -4.88°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-3.59° / -1.35°
Position angle of the axis19.7°
Position angle of the bright limb28.6°
Apparent magnitude-12.5

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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