The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 8, 2086
Waning Crescent
32.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 AM
12:29 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.4%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 384,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2017
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 | 290.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.0° / 234.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 38m / -22.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.13° / -0.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.14° / 1.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.25° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.