The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 8, 2063
Waxing Gibbous
72.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:34 PM
3:39 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.7%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1733
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 | 117.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.0° / 46.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 01m / 28.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.02° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.30° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.98° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.