The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 8, 2098
Waxing Crescent
44.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:56 AM
12:25 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.2%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 381,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2166
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 | 83.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.7° / 76.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 43m / 17.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.65° / 1.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.77° / -1.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.41° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.