The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 8, 2060
First Quarter
47.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:15 AM
12:43 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.9%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1696
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.2° / 74.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 58m / 17.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.18° / 0.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.21° / 0.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.02° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.