The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 8, 2112
Waxing Gibbous
85.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:26 PM
4:36 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.3%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2339
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 | 134.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.7° / 35.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 17m / 21.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.91° / -2.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.77° / 3.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 50.29° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.