The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 8, 2068
Waxing Crescent
33.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:15 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.9%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1795
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 | 71.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.4° / 86.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 50m / 14.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.76° / 3.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.36° / -3.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.66° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.