The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 8, 2102
Waning Gibbous
73.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 PM
9:43 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.0%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2215
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 | 242.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.6° / 273.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 14m / -13.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 202.11° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.84° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -68.84° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.