The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 8, 2101
Waxing Gibbous
73.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 PM
3:44 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.0%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2203
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 | 117.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.3° / 46.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 02m / 27.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.08° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.45° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 60.54° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.