The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 8, 2116
Waning Crescent
21.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:17 AM
1:15 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.3%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2388
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 | 305.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.7° / 221.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 35m / -26.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.33° / -3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.39° / 5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.15° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.