The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 8, 2088
Waning Gibbous
95.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:21 PM
8:11 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.8%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 380,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2042
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 203.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.6° / 317.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 51m / 2.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.16° / -4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.59° / 6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.57° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 123.8° |
| 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.