The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 8, 2066
Waxing Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 PM
6:25 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1770
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 | 160.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.2° / 8.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 12m / 18.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.15° / -1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.84° / 2.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.99° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.