The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 8, 2108
Waning Crescent
9.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:05 AM
3:19 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.7%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2289
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.6° / 208.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 55m / -17.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.15° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.82° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.81° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.