The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 8, 2117
Waxing Crescent
38.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:36 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.1%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2401
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.5° / 83.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 12m / 14.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.94° / 1.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.55° / -1.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.77° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.