The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 8, 2106
Waxing Crescent
21.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:33 AM
11:01 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.0%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2265
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 | 54.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 102.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 46m / 8.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.96° / 3.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.78° / -3.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.22° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.