The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 8, 2104
Waxing Gibbous
94.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 PM
5:55 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.6%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2240
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 | 153.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.6° / 17.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 35m / 19.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.18° / -1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.21° / 3.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.71° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.