The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 8, 2097
Waning Crescent
12.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:23 AM
2:18 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.7%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2153
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 | 318.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.1° / 208.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 42m / -27.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.28° / -3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.76° / 5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.71° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.