The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 8, 2105
Waning Crescent
35.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 AM
12:16 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.6%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2252
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 | 286.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.2° / 238.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 19m / -21.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.64° / -0.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.64° / 1.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.89° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.