The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 8, 2076
Waxing Crescent
19.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:08 AM
10:39 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.8%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1894
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 | 52.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.9° / 108.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 54m / 0.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.38° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.41° / 7.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.30° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.