The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 8, 2103
Waxing Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 AM
8:12 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2228
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 | 21.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.2° / 140.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 43m / -3.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.64° / 3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.85° / -4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.36° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.