The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 8, 2062
Waning Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:25 AM
5:11 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1720
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 | 350.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.9° / 176.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 59m / -21.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.17° / -3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.40° / 6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.23° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 46.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.